Recently, someone asked me about the site on which the Hawk’s well Theatre is built. This is the story of how that happened. The area between the Lungy, along Temple Street to the Cathedral Car Park was the walled garden of the Church of Ireland Rectory. The present Sligo Social Services Building was originally the […]
Sligo Drama Circle returns to the stage of the Hawk’s Well Theatre this November with its production of the classic Noel Coward comedy “PRESENT LAUGHTER”. The action of the play takes place in the London studio of leading stage actor Garry Essendine, a puffed-up charmer with a knack for histrionics, wooing women and extreme displays […]
Theatre maker Kellie Hughes, will be developing a new theatre show, TYPE, at the Hawk’s Well Theatre this August, in collaboration with Italian movement specialists Oscar Valsecchi and Valentina Temussi, German composer/musician David Stalling and Irish visual artist/scenographer Michael Cummins. You can become part of the theatrical experience presenting a first sharing of this new […]
Sligo Drama Circle is delighted to announce that we are continuing our 60th Anniversary celebrations with a production of John B Keane’s classic drama Big Maggie in the Hawk’s Well Theatre from November 8 – 12. Set in rural 1960’s Ireland, in a society that values prayer, property, land and keeping up appearances above all […]
Local actor Bob Kelly is currently engaged as Theatre Artist in Residence at the Hawk’s Well Theatre for this year. Bob is at present writing a new piece of theatre The Big Wall to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Rising. This ambitious, new performance project will take place at Sligo Courthouse and Sligo Gaol […]
Ever wondered what it’s like to tread the boards? Well now is your chance! Every Monday night for 6 weeks at the Hawk’s Well Theatre you can learn all about acting. Under the skilful direction of Bob Kelly, regular collaborator with the Blue Raincoat Theatre Company, this six-week course offers a place to explore, create […]
In 2012, the Hawk’s Well Theatre celebrated its 30th birthday, having come into existence in 1982 through the foresight and determination of many Sligo Drama Circle members and friends. As part of the birthday celebrations, the Hawk’s Well organised an exhibition detailing the involvement of all the local drama and musical groups in the development […]
Sligo’s new £250,000 custom-built theatre, officially opened by the President of Ireland, Dr. Patrick J. Hillery, this week, marks a significant development of drama in the area. The 300-seater theatre, the only one of its kind west of the Shannon, will enhance Sligo’s reputation as an artistic and cultural centre, fulfilling a dream held for […]
“This is a significant occasion not only for Sligo, but for all Ireland”, stated the President, Dr. Patrick Hillery, when he performed the official opening of Sligo’s Hawk’s Well Theatre. “It is not often in the world in which we live that we hear of the opening of new theatres”, he continued. “You have set […]
Sligo’s new £¼m. theatre, The Hawk’s Well Theatre, will be officially opened on Tuesday next by the President of Ireland, Dr. P. J. Hillery. The opening marks the end of years of concerted endeavours by local organisations, particularly Sligo Drama Circle, and the theatre project represents the first occasion on which two national agencies, The […]
Over the years Sligo Drama Circle has used many places for the rehearsal of plays and making of sets and costumes. Sligo Columban Club, Sligo Social Services, Scoil Ursula. For
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As part of our production of “The Importance of Being Earnest” in the Hawk’s Well Theatre this November, we will be hosting an exhibition in association with the Hawk’s Well Theatre celebrating the contribution of the late Joe Meehan to both Sligo Drama Circle and the Hawk’s Well Theatre. Like many others of his generation, […]
Sligo Men’s Shed Work With SDC
Thirteen years ago a group of Sligomen met to discuss starting a Men’s Shed in the town. Those first meetings were held in the Family Life Centre on the Mall, but it soon became clear that if the idea was to develop, a permanent premises would be needed. Enter Fr. Tom Hever, who told the […]
We are in the process of writing a book on the history of Sligo Drama Circle over the past almost 70 years. We have been gathering information, photographs and lots more to be included in the book. We also wanted to give our audiences an opportunity to have an input into the book by sharing […]
Sligo Drama Circle is an amateur drama group formed in 1956 to provide live theatre to the Sligo public. With the disappearance of the professional theatre companies from the Irish scene at the time, and the reluctance of the National Theatre to undertake provincial tours, the amateur movement across the
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As part of our production of “The Importance of Being Earnest” in the Hawk’s Well Theatre this November, we will be hosting an exhibition in association with the Hawk’s Well Theatre celebrating the contribution of the late Joe Meehan to both Sligo Drama Circle and the Hawk’s Well Theatre. Like many others of his generation, […]
Sligo Men’s Shed Work With SDC
Thirteen years ago a group of Sligomen met to discuss starting a Men’s Shed in the town. Those first meetings were held in the Family Life Centre on the Mall, but it soon became clear that if the idea was to develop, a permanent premises would be needed. Enter Fr. Tom Hever, who told the […]
We are in the process of writing a book on the history of Sligo Drama Circle over the past almost 70 years. We have been gathering information, photographs and lots more to be included in the book. We also wanted to give our audiences an opportunity to have an input into the book by sharing […]